Tall, intelligent and handsome, Hatch Lye is works for Ravenous, a company that tests cookbook recipes for publishing houses. At thirty-five, he’s pretty much settled in his ways.<br><br>Then unexpectedly, things change for him when he makes an afternoon coffee run. On the street corner, he meets a homeless man named Kevin Balk. They exchange smiles, a simple hello, and Hatch gives the man money. Without thinking through the consequences of his actions, Hatch invites Kevin back to his home for a meal, shower, and much-needed sleep.<br><br>What transpires between the two men over shared meals and the next few weeks of autumn? Can their different lives come together as a romance begins, and secrets of Kevin’s mysterious life are revealed?

Ravenous

Anyone who was smart would have done the same thing.


Halloween. I wanted to dress up as the Invisible Man so no one could see me. Not Michael. Not Jay. No one. I kept to myself after the confrontation at Noir Hall with Kevin Bakerton, ignoring his calls, text messages, and emails. When he showed up unannounced at the Cape Cod, I pulled the blinds closed in every room, hiding from him, unable to speak with him. My heart became iron and lifeless because of him, barely functioning. I left no room for the man in my world after learning his lies and deceit. Misery tried to consume me, but I pushed it away using all my strength, sober from the choice I had made not to be involved with him. Being alone felt better, real. I couldn’t see Kevin. I wouldn’t. No way.


Chapter 25